Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Cesar Chavez and the UFW: Revival of the Consumer Boycott 2. The UFW Boycott Transformed 3. Building the Clergy-Labor Alliance: Reviving the Fast 4. Yes We Cane: Miami's Janitors Struggle for Justice 5. The UFW Battles Pesticides 6. The UFW Grassroots Political Model: Legislative Advocacy and Voter Outreach 7. The Labor-Latino Alliance 8. Building the Immigrant Rights Movement: Si Se Puede! 9. The Immigrant Rights Movement Explodes 10. The Decline of the UFW 11. Harvesting Justice beyond the Fields: The Ongoing Legacy of UFW Alumni Conclusion: Fostering Social Justice in the Twenty-first Century Notes Index

About the Author

Randy Shaw is the Director of San Francisco's Tenderloin Housing Clinic, and is Editor of the online daily newspaper, BeyondChron.org. His previous books are The Activist's Handbook and Reclaiming America, both from UC Press.

Reviews

"A seminal new work not only for historians and devotees of the Chicano Movement, and the UFW in particular, but for all those working for progressive causes."--The Sixties "Invaluable for anyone interested in the evolution of unionization over the past forty years."--The Washington Monthly "A useful resource for anyone interested in organizing, activism, or social movements."--Daily Kos "Examines the enduring influence of the United Farm Workers' model of grassroots organization." Starred Review--Publishers Weekly "[An] important study."--Z Magazine